At the beginning of the year you want to create a safe and comfortable environment for your class, and this is one way to start that. This also give the students who are scared to talk a chance to tell the teacher what is on their mind. In my placement now the teacher uses this when she knows something is bothering a student, she will ask them to get their reflection journals and write to her. She also writes back to them, and having these journals is great documentation if you ever needed it.
Agenda
Student's agenda is a good way for parents to communicate with the teacher and vice verse.
Newsletter template to send home with the students for parents monthly, or even weekly with important information or just to keep them informed on whats going on in the classroom.
In this article Scholastic gives five keys to successful parent teacher communication and on this website there are also links to more helpful article over productive conferencing.
Questionnaire to have parents fill out about how to communicate with them through out the school year. It also lets them know how important communication is to the teacher with a short little paragraph.
- Student Teacher Communication
At the beginning of the year you want to create a safe and comfortable environment for your class, and this is one way to start that. This also give the students who are scared to talk a chance to tell the teacher what is on their mind. In my placement now the teacher uses this when she knows something is bothering a student, she will ask them to get their reflection journals and write to her. She also writes back to them, and having these journals is great documentation if you ever needed it.- Agenda
Student's agenda is a good way for parents to communicate with the teacher and vice verse.http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/certificate_way_to_go.doc
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http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/five-keys-successful-parent-teacher-communication
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Parent-Teacher-Communication-Log-922552
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Parent-Teacher-Communication-Questionnaire-869102